बृहत्संहिता (आचार्य वराहमिहिर - स्थापत्य, खगोल, मौसम व जल विज्ञान)

Adh. LIV. Sl. 95-99.] चतुःपञ्चाशोऽध्यायः 477
Sloka 94.—An isolated cold spot in a warm ground
denotes cold water ; an isolated warm spot in a cold
ground, warm water at a depth of 17½ cubits and at 4
cubits' distance, if a rainbow, fish or ant-hill is seen.
वल्मीकानां पङ्क्त्यां यद्येकोऽभ्युच्छ्रितः शिरा तदधः ।
शुष्यति न रोहते वा सस्यं यस्यां च तत्राम्भः ॥९५॥
Sloka 95.—If, in a row of ant-hills, one is taller than
the rest, there is a vein underneath that; and where
vegetation that has grown withers away or does not
sprout at all, there is water at a distance of four cubits.
न्यग्रोधपलाशोदुम्बरैः समेतैस्त्रिभिर्जलं तदधः ।
वटपिप्पलसमवाये तद्द्वाच्यं शिरा चोदक् ॥९६॥
Sloka 96.—Where a banyan, Palasa and Indian Fig
tree, or a banyan and a Pippala tree are found together,
there is water underneath them at 3 cubits' distance.
The vein lies northward.
आग्नेये यदि कोणे ग्रामस्य पुरस्य वा भवेत् कूपः ।
नित्यं स करोति भयं दाहं च समानुषं प्रायः ॥९७॥
नैर्ऋतकोणे बालक्षयं च वनिताभयं च वायव्ये ।
दिक्त्रयमेतत्त्यक्त्वा शेषासु शुभावहाः कूपाः ॥९८॥
Slokas 97-98.—If there be a well to the south-east
of a village or town, it would mostly cause constant fear,
and danger from fire to men. If it is situated in the
south-west, it causes loss of children ; if in the north-
west, it threatens the wife; wells in directions other
than these three are productive of beneficial results.
सारस्वतेन मुनिना दकार्गलं यत् कृतं तदवलोक्य ।
आर्याभिः कृतमेतद्वृत्तैरपि मानवं वक्ष्ये ॥९९॥